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JBS Highlights 9/24 - 9/30: Yom Kippur & Sukkot Services, Sermons from Rabbi Hirsch, Israeli-Saudi Normalization, Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Programs
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Yom Kippur Eve
6:00pm - Central Synagogue 8:00pm - Hampton Synagogue Encore 11:00pm 9:00pm - Central Synagogue NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REPLAY OF 6pm BUT A NEW SERVICE Encore 12:00am
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25 Yom Kippur
8:00am - Hampton Synagogue - Yizkor Encore 12 Noon 10:00am - Central Synagogue - Yom Kippur 2:30pm - Central Synagogue - Family Service 4:00pm - Central Synagogue - N’iloh Encore 8:30pm 6:30pm - Hampton Synagogue - N’iloh Encore 11:00pm
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29 Shabbat & Erev Sukkot
6:00pm - Central Synagogue Encore 11:30pm and Saturday - 2:00am 7:30pm - Hampton Synagogue Encore 10:30pm
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Shabbat & Sukkot Day 1
9:30am - Central Synagogue Encore 1:00pm 11:00am - Hampton Synagogue Encore 2:30pm 7:30pm - Hampton Synagogue Encore 11:00pm
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 Sukkot Day 2
11:00am - Hampton Synagogue
Rabbi Hirsch Sermons
The Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur sermons from Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City.
Erev Yom Kippur Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am, Thursday - 4:00am & 10:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:30am
Yom Kippur Saturday - 4:00pm
Benjamin Anthony & Chuck Freilich: Israeli-Saudi Normalization
**Former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor Chuck Freilich and MirYam Institute co-founder Benjamin Anthony discuss the details of a possible Israeli-Saudi normalization deal, under US aegis, debating the pros and cons.
Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Thursday - 5:00am and Saturday - 7:00am
Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame (2023)
Outstanding Jewish Manhattanites including Richard Haass, Debra Messing, Rabbi Marc Angel, Cheryl Fishbein and others are honored during MJHI’s annual hall of fame induction ceremony, an event celebrating the extraordinary story of the Jewish community of Manhattan. Thursday - 7:00pm Friday - 12:00am & 1:00pm and Saturday - 4:00am
In the News: Israeli-Arab delegation in the U.S.
A joint Israeli-Arab delegation visits the U.S. to celebrate 3 years since the signing of the Abraham Accords, meeting elected officials, students and community. Israel-Is CEO, Nimrod Palmach, shares their story, mission and insights. With Shahar Azani. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Thinking Out Loud
This week, Micah discusses Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the comments he has made about Jews, about Hitler and about the Holocaust.
Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm
Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: Stem Cell Research
Israeli scientists create synthetic human embryos, Israel aids Morocco, solving healthcare challenges through start-up competitions, and ancient steps discovered at the pool of Siloam in Jerusalem. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
L’Chayim
Aryeh Katzin
Rabbi Aryeh Katzin, Executive Director Of RAJE (Russian American Jewish Experience), describes how we became one of the early leaders of the Jewish Refusnik Movement in Moscow, and his experiences with Yosef Begun and Yulie Edelstein. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Eric Kandel
Renowned psychiatrist, neuroscientist and professor of biochemistry and biophysics at Columbia University, Eric Kandel talks about leaving Austria during World War II, his relationship with Vienna today, and his life work studying the brain & the mind as a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Robert Wolkoff
Conservative Rabbi Robert Wolkoff of Congregation B’nai Tikvah of North Brunswick, NJ explains why he is sure of the existence of God and discusses his understanding of how God impacts the world. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 3:00pm and Saturday - 6:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am
Confessions
Looking at the end of tractate Yuma, Rabbi Becher discusses Yom Kippur and the ideas and laws surrounding repentance. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday - 7:00pm
Facilitating Repentance
The rabbinic view of "Repentance and Free Will," as discussed by Maimonides in his commentary to Pirkey Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) Monday - 7:00am
From the Aleph Bet Lesson 2: Hebrew letter "Tuf"
Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am
Jewish 101: Sukkot
For the Festival Sukkot (Festival of Booths), an explanation of the significance and the symbols of the holiday. Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 9/17- 9/23: Cantors Discuss Yom Kippur Music, Israel Briefing, Israel’s Reasonable Standard, New book on Antisemitism
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
PROGRAMS
Rosh Hashanah Services Second Day, Sunday, September 17 8:00am Hampton Synagogue 12:30 pm Encore
10:00am Central Synagogue 2:30pm Encore
In the Spotlight: Rabbi Diana Fersko
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by the Senior Rabbi at the Village Temple in New York City, author of We Need to Talk About Antisemitism, an urgent call not to ignore or minimize the spike in antisemitism. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm and Friday - 10:00pm
Understanding What We Sing: Cantors Discuss High Holiday Music (Part 1)
Demystify the Yom Kippur music that accompanies our chest-pounding confessional and the final plea before the Gates close as Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Central Synagogue’s Cantor Daniel Mutlu and HUC’s Cantor Richard Cohn for discussion and demonstration. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 1:00pm, Thursday - 5:00am, Friday - 9:30am and Saturday - 8:00pm
Catch all three parts of this conversation series for the High Holidays Saturday 6:00pm-9:00pm
MirYam Institute: Benjamin Anthony's Israel Brief With Yaakov Lappin MirYam Institute co-founder Benjamin Anthony speaks with Yaakov Lappin (Military Analyst) about recent terror attacks, the mooted Saudi-Israel normalization agreements, and the sale of the Arrow 3 air-defense system to Germany. Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 1:00am & 1:00pm Friday - 5:00am & Saturday - 3:30am
In the News: Reasonableness & the High Court
**Israel’s High Court of Justice convened an expanded bench of 15 justices to consider petitions against the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard. Israeli author an pundit, Ben-Dror Yemini, shares his insights. With Shahar Azani.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT NOW Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Thinking Out Loud Micah Halpern
Micah looks at Iranian nuclear development, the ongoing uranium enrichment program, and how the U.S. has been trying to thaw relations with Iran Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: Yom Kippur War Archives and Archaeological Wonders
Yom Kippur War archives released, ancient Roman swords found in a Dead Sea cave and a massive section of a Second Temple-era aqueduct in Jerusalem uncovered, first Israeli gold in flag football. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30
L’Chayim Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l on issues of importance to the Jewish community
Donniel Hartman Part 1
Rabbi Donniel Hartman, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses the strengths and weakness of Judaism and his notion of an imperfect God as presented in his book Putting God Second. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Itzhak Perlman
The world's greatest living violinist, Itzhak Perlman, sits with Mark S. Golub z”l at Juilliard to talk about his early life and Jewish background and reflects upon his personal musical journey that has established him as a musical genius. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Rabbis Reflect on God and Yom Kippur
A panel of rabbis discuss ways of thinking and speaking about God on Yom Kippur with Chaim Steinmetz (Kehilath Jerhurun, NYC), Lauren Grabelle Herrmann (SAJ, NYC) and Marcelo Kormis (Beth El, Fairfield, CT). Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Donniel Hartman Part 2
Donniel Hartman reflects on his time as a tank commander in the IDF, and offers his perspective on the Middle East conflict and policies of the State of Israel.
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
From the Aleph Bet
Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l hosts this original series designed for anyone of any age to learn to read and understand Hebrew. Monday Mornings at 9am ET (6am PT) Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. .. https://jbstv.org/archives/7267
The Aleph Bet - Introduction
Mark S. Golub z"l introduces the JBS series “From The Aleph Bet” by illustrating why Hebrew is an easier language to learn than English and how Hebrew words often convey Jewish values. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 10:00am, 5:00pm and Friday - 5:00am
The Aleph Bet - Lesson 1
Learn your first three Hebrew letters and read the most important word in the practice of Judaism. Download free Lessons and Worksheets. Monday - 9:30am Thursday - 10:30am, 5:30pm and Friday - 5:00am
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
Why Fast?
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains the concept of "fasting" in the Jewish tradition. Tuesday - 9:00am and Wednesday - 7:00pm
Facilitating Repentance
Rabbi Becher explains the rabbinic view of “repentance and free will,” as discussed by Maimonides in his commentary to Pirkey Avot (Ethics of the Fathers). Tuesday - 9:30am and Thursday - 7:00pm
SYNAGOGUE SERVICES FOR SHABBAT
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
JBS SCHEDULE OF YOM KIPPUR SERVICES
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Kol Nidre
6:00pm - Central Synagogue (Reform) 8:00pm - Hampton Synagogue (Orthodox) 9:00pm - Central Synagogue (Reform)**
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25 Yom Kippur Morning 8:00am - Hampton Synagogue 10:00am & 2:30pm (Family Service) - Central Synaogue
Yom Kippur Evening - N’iloh
4:00pm - Central Synagogue 8:00pm - Hampton Synagogue
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 9/10 - 9/16: Rosh Hashanah 5784, Cantors discuss High Holiday prayers, Cooking, Zionist Fellowship for rabbinical students
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
PROGRAMS
ALL TIMES ARE ET
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15 - EREV ROSH HASHANAH 6:00pm – Central Synagogue (Reform) Encore 9:00pm 8:00pm – Hampton Synagogue (Orthodox) Encore 11:00pm
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16 - ROSH HASHANAH 8:00am Hampton Synagogue - Morning (Orthodox) Encore 12 noon 10:00am Central Synagogue - Morning (Reform) 2:30pm Central Synagogue - Family Service (Reform) 8:00pm Hampton Synagogue - Evening (Orthodox) Encore 11:00pm
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17 - ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2 8:00am - Hampton Synagogue (Orthodox) Encore 12:30pm 10:00am - Central Synagogue (Reform) Encore 2:30pm
Understanding What We Sing: Cantors Discuss High Holiday Music As we prepare to turn inward for the Jewish new year, join Abigail Pogrebin with Central Synagogue’s Cantor Dan Mutlu and HUC’s Cantor Richard Cohn as they discuss the origins, history, intentions, and challenges of the powerful musical prayers of the High Holidays.
PART 1 Sunday - 7:00pm Monday - 2:00am & 11:00am, Tuesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm, Friday - 4:00am, Saturday - 4:00pm
PART 2 Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Thursday - 5:00am, Friday - 2:00pm & Saturday - 3:00am
Eye on Israel: Rabbinical Israel Fellowship Rabbi Erez Sherman (LA’s Sinai Temple) and three rabbinical students join Shahar Azanit to share their first-hand accounts of the Zionist Education Fellowship, a program that sends rabbinical students to Israel to learn about the importance of defending Zionism. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm, Saturday - 7:00pm
Rosh Hashanah Cooking (Moment) Known as the “Kosher Baker,” cookbook author Paula Shoyer demonstrates how to prepare beet and quinoa salad and tzimmes, using an instant pot as well as the traditional way, in a program of Moment Live! Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Thursday - 5:00am, Friday - 2:00pm & Saturday - 3:00am
In the News: X and Elon Musk vs. the ADL Elon Musk threatens to sue the ADL, as #BanTheADL has been trending on X, pushed by antisemites & white supremacists. Alyza Lewin, Brandeis Center President, shares her perspective & experience in fighting antisemitism, on & off line. With Shahar Azani.
Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Thinking Out Loud – Micha Halpern This week Micah Halpern looks at the differences in Rosh HaShannah traditions around the world. We all celebrate, but in different ways Wednesday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Jewish 101 - The Binding of Isaac The Akedah, "The Binding of Isaac," is for many the most troubling and misunderstood passage in the Torah. Hear why it was revolutionary and liberating for its time and how it remains a powerful message for our own time. Monday - 9:30am Friday - 10:15am
Good Week Israel: High Holiday Preparations at the Wall and Wine of the Week Stories include 2800-year-old mystery ducts discovered near Jerusalem, High Holidays Safety Preparations at the Western Wall, United Hatzalah’s Angels in Orange and the Tura Winery and its wine of the week Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
9/11 Remembered One World Trade Center survivor Ari Schonbrun, NYPD Detective Morty Dzikansky, and Liz Goren, a psychotherapist who counsels survivors, tell their personal stories and reflect upon the meaning of 9/11 as Americans and as Jews. Sunday - 6:00pm Monday - 5:00am & 3:00pm, Tuesday - 12:00am
Kenneth Feinberg Kenneth Feinberg, attorney who determined TARP compensation for corporate executives and distributed $7 billion to victims of September 11th, talks about his experience with 9/11 families, his concerns for the Jewish future and more. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 3:00pm
Rabbis Discuss High Holidays Rabbis discuss how they feel about the High Holidays and the messages they feel are relevant for the Days of Awe. With rabbis Mitchell Wohlberg (Orthodox), Rachel Ain (Conservative) and Steve Gutow (Reconstructionist). Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Rabbi Daniel Cohen Rabbi Daniel Cohen, author of What Will They Say About You When You're Gone?: Creating a Life of Legacy, discusses Jewish values and principles by which one can live in a way that will create a life and legacy of value. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm, Saturday - 6:00pm
Rabbis Reflect On High Holidays Rabbis discuss the themes they believe are important to address in High Holiday sermons. With rabbis Chaim Steinmetz (Modern Orthodox), Lauren Grabelle Herrmann (Reconstructionist), and Marcelo Kormis (Conservative). Thursday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am ET
Shofar of Freedom The commandment to hear the Shofar, and how the Jewish Tradition links it to a call to “freedom." Today (Sunday) - 9:00am & 10:30pm Monday - 1:30am, Tuesday - 4:30am, 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday - 7:00pm
The Binding of Isaac Talmudic insight into the story of "The Binding of Isaac," in a program entitled, "He Told You What?," is shared by Rabbi Mordechai Becher. Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm and Thursday - 7:00pm
Jewish 101 - The Binding of Isaac The Akedah, "The Binding of Isaac," is for many the most troubling and misunderstood passage in the Torah. Hear why it was revolutionary and liberating for its time and how it remains a powerful message for our own time. Monday - 9:30am Friday - 10:15am
From the Aleph Bet - Hebrew For Rosh Hashanah Special Rosh Hashanah lesson of "From the Aleph-Bet" Friday - 11:00am
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 9/3 - 9/9: Rabbis Buchdahl, Cosgrove and Steinmetz Discuss High Holidays, Anthony & Freilich, Selichot Services
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
PROGRAMS
In the Spotlight: Woke Antisemitism
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by David Bernstein, a vet¬er¬an Jew¬ish advo¬ca-cy leader and self-described lib¬er¬al who broke with the far left for reasons illuminated in his book Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm, Friday - 4:00am & Saturday - 4:00pm
Benjamin Anthony & Chuck Freilich: IDDF
Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor Chuck Freilich and MirYam Institute co-founder Benjamin Anthony debate the pros and cons of a possible US-Israeli defense treaty, the assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the first Republican presidential debate. Tuesday - 7:30pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 1:00pm, Thursday - 4:00am, Friday - 10:00am
Rabbi Sharon Brous with Tara Schuster
IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous sits with author Tara Schuster to discuss spirituality, mental health, healing and other ideas explored in Schuster’s book, Glow in the F*cking Dark. Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 1:00am & 11:00am Friday - 5:00am & Saturday - 7:00pm
Rabbis Roundtable: The High Holidays
From the JBS Studios, a panel of esteemed senior clergy from Manhattan’s Upper East Side congregations, Rabbis Angela Buchdahl (Central Synagogue), Elliot Cosgrove (Park Avenue Synagogue), and Chaim Steinmetz (Kehilath Jeshurun) discuss their plans and preparations for the High Holidays. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm, Saturday - 6:00pm
Services for Selichot
The Jewish world prepares for the High Holidays with services for Selichot, the prayers of repentance and forgiveness
**Central Synagogue (Reform) Saturday - 8:00pm (Live) and Sunday - 12:30am;
Hampton Synagogue (Orthodox) Saturday - 10:30pm (Live) Sunday - 3:00am**
In the News: March on Washington 2023
Yolanda Savage-Narva, (URJ), discusses her experience as a Black Jewish woman participating in the historic 2023 March on Washington, weighs in on Black-Jewish relations 60 years ago and today, and offers hopes for the future. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Good Week Israel: Old Passageway, New Book, Top Rankings
Stories include the discovery of a 5500-year-old passageway in Israel, 3 Israeli universities ranking among the world’s top 100, Israeli windsurfers winning gold & silver and Israeli windsurfers win gold & silver. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim: Conversations of Importance to the Jewish Community with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l
Jewish New York
Historians Deborah Dash Moore (U. of Michigan) and Jeffrey Gurock (Yeshiva U.) discuss the history of New York City and of the Jews of N.Y. chronicled in their book “Jews of New York: The Remarkable Story of A City and A People.” Sunday - 6:00pm Monday - 3:00pm and Friday - 3:00pm
Jeffrey Gurock on Parkchester
In Parkchester: A Bronx Tale of Race & Ethnicity, Jeffrey S. Gurock (Prof. of Jewish History, Yeshiva U.) describes the unique “get along” character of his own childhood community, a “model” neighborhood built in NYC in 1940.
Monday - 9:00pm
Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Fauda Star Yaakov Daniel
Yaakov Daniel, who plays a leading role in the hit Israeli series Fauda about an Israeli unit that must deal with Palestinian terrorists on the West Bank, describes his personal story and his feelings for the series seen on Netflix. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
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JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
All Jews Are Friends
"All Jews Are Friends," based on Hagigah 26. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday- 7:00pm
Intent of Prayer
Explore the Jewish prayer service (Sh'moneh Esrei) with the rabbinic concept of "intent" in prayer and learn the Soloveitchik approach to the study of Talmud. Today (Sunday) - 9:35am Tuesday - 9:35am & 5:35pm and Thursday - 7:00pm
Synagogue Services
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 8/27 - 9/2: Middle East analysis, Climate Change Innovations, New film ‘Golda’ Director
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Eye on Israel: Eric Mandel
Will the US sign a nuclear agreement with Iran? When will there be peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia? Founder and director of the Middle East Political and Information Network (MEPIN), Eric Mandel, shares insights with Shahar Azani. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm, Friday - 4:00am & Saturday - 7:00pm
Climate Change Technology in Israel Part 1
Map the current trends of climate change innovations in Israel with John Medved (Our Crowd) and Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed (Arava Institute for Environmental Studies) in part one of a six part series. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 2:00pm & Saturday - 8:00pm
Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque: Guy Nattiv - ‘Golda’
Eric Goldman speaks with Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv, director of the 2023 film ‘Golda” starring Helen Mirren and Liev Schreiber Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:00am & Saturday - 4:30pm
Rabbi Sharon Brous: Think Small
Heading into the holiest time of the year, IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous offers suggestions for how to prepare our hearts for the High Holidays. Friday - 11:00am & 10:10pm Saturday - 3:30am & 4:00pm
In the News: Abraham Accords & Advancing Women
Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur Hassan Nahoum, discusses FemForward MENA – an initiative promoting gender equality in the hi-tech industry, made possible under the Abraham Accords. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern observes that lately, everywhere you look in Israel there have been massive protests and rallies. Israel has a very strong and exciting history of protests; some have ended in tragedy, while others have literally changed the world. This week, Micah examines some of those protests — this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: Space Mission and Gal Gadot’s new film
First mother-daughter duo on Virgin Galactic space mission, aliyah increases through Nefesh B’nefesh, Gal Gadot’s new film ‘Heart of Stone,’United Hatzalah responds to global tragedies. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Charles Small
Founding Director and President of ISGAP Charles Small discusses his organization’s research on Students For Justice In Palestine (SJP) and the BDS movement, and the urgency of combatting antisemitism today. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Kenneth Levin
Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
Mike Burstyn
Star of stage, screen and Yiddish theater Mike Burstyn talks about his theatrical journey, his feelings for Israel, and his first feature film, ‘Azimuth,’ about an Israeli and Egyptian soldier after the 6-Day War. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Yityish Aynaw
Yityish “Titi” Aynaw discusses her journey of making aliyah to Israel from Ethiopia,
serving in the IDF, and becoming the first Ethiopian Miss Israel in 2013.
Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
Blessings
Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the history and nuances of Jewish blessings, their Hebrew translations, etymologies, and deeper meanings — as reminders to appreciate and value everything we use, see, and encounter within our daily lives. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm
Marijuana & Jewish Law
Rabbi Becher explores the Jewish understanding of recreational drug use, substance abuse and addiction Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm
Synagogue Services
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 8/20 - 8/26: Judicial Reform Debate, Jewish-Arab movement for peace, Untold News
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
ALL TIMES ARE ET
Eye on Israel: Untold News
The founder and president of Untold News, Marcella Rosen discusses her mission to raise global awareness of Israel’s extraordinary but little-known contributions in science, medicine, tech, humanitarian work and more. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm and Friday - 1:00am
Benjamin Anthony & Chuck Freilich: Judicial Reforms Following the Knesset’s decision to nullify the “reasonability” criteria, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor Chuck Freilich and MirYam Institute co-founder Benjamin Anthony debate the judicial overhaul process and other critical issues. Tuesday - 7:30pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 10:30am, Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm and Saturday - 7:30pm
Standing Together: Jewish-Arab Movement for Peace IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous is joined in conversation by Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green, national leaders of Standing Together, a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social justice. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:00am
Withdrawal from Gaza Through this personal, behind-the-scenes look at the people whose lives would be forever impacted by the disengagement from Gaza in August and September 2005, this documentary offers context for how support for judicial reform has arisen today. Monday - 1:00pm Tuesday - 1:30am, Wednesday - 7:30pm
In the News: Hawaii Wildfires
Director of Chabad of Maui, Rabbi Mendy Krasnjansky, speaks about the devastating wildfires, the heartbreaking loss of life and the efforts to help those who have been left with nothing. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the ever-popular (except in the U.S.) Eurovision song contest, as well as the politics of international music and sport. Micah explores how Israel has managed on the international music stage through the years, recounting its Eurovision successes both recent and in the distant past—on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: US Democrats in Jerusalem
20 Congressional Democrats in Jerusalem, Michael Oren talks about Israel in 25 years, Tel Aviv light rail begins, and a look at synthetic human hearts. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
JEWISH STUDIES
**Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
Sounds Of Silence
Rabbi Becher looks at the virtue of silence taught in Ethics of the Fathers Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday - 7:00pm
Tattooing
Rabbi Becher explores Jewish Law pertaining to tattooing (and otherwise marring one's body) Sunday - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm and Thursday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Ryan Hyman
Ryan Hyman explains the life-saving work being done by Israel’s Ezer Mizion, which has the world’s largest Jewish Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Talia Carner
Talia Carner, author of four books, describes her Israeli family history that goes back seven generations, her response to anyone who questions Israel's legitimacy, her novel Hotel Moscow and more. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Yaakov Peri
Yaakov Peri, director of Israel’s internal Security Agency (the Shin Bet) from 1988-1994 during the first Lebanon war, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Shabak,
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the New State Solution.
Wednesday - 9:00pm
Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France's leading Jewish intellectual, journalist and author, Bernard-Henri Lévy, discusses his Jewish journey and how he came to write a book about Jewish identity, antisemitism and the Jewish Tradition. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
SYNAGOGUE SERVICES
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 8/13- 8/19: Joseph Berger on Elie Wiesel, IDF Widows and Orphans, Israel at 75
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
ALL TIMES ARE ET
In the Spotlight: Joseph Berger
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with veteran NYT reporter Joseph Berger about Elie Wiesel, the first biography that is a deep and powerful dive into the life of the late Nobel Peace Laureate and esteemed sentinel of memory and responsibility. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm, Friday - 1:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 4:00pm
Eye on Israel: IDF Widows and Orphans
Shlomi Nahumson, CEO of the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization, is joined by one of his organization’s orphans to discuss with Shahar Azani the specific role IDFWO plays amid times of security tensions and internal social frictions. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:00pm
ADL National Leadership Summit (Highlights 2)
Mijal Bitton and panelists discuss looking forward and back on Israel at 75, a conversation on the proliferation of hate online, and author Matthew Dallek on radicalization. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 5:00am
In the News: Marina Rosenberg
**The new Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, Marina Rosenberg, discusses a report released this week titled "Antisemitism and Radical Anti-Israel Bias in Left-Wing European Politics" and its impact on similar groups here in the US. With Teisha Bader. Sunday 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am**
Thinking Out Loud
Pro Israel political powerhouses like AIPAC are tryng to oust some of the Congressional members that Boycotted Israeli President Isaac Herzog's presentation to the joint Houses of Congress. Two are from Minnesota, Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum. Micah Halpern looks at the battle and how important Israel is in US politics. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: Israel's Cutting-edge AI Technology
Israel's AI Technology revolutionizes maritime autonomous drones, Netanyahu vision for high-speed rail linking the north and south of Israel, Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a building decimated by fire in 586 BCE and Covenant Wine’s Le’Chaim Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
L’Chayim
Beit Ruth Village
The Beit Ruth Educational and Therapeutic Village is a therapeutic residence and school for vulnerable and at-risk teen girls who have been removed from their family homes by court order as a result of severe emotional abuse. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt
Author of Living In The Shadow of Death, Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt describes his experience with cancer and discusses the Jewish tradition’s understanding of prayer and the power of community in the healing process. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
Book Of Deuteronomy
Punishments related to the disobedience of God's laws as found in Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Bible, are explored by Rabbi Mordechai Becher. Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm
A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l Lesson of the week begins every Sunday at 10am
Judaism on Abortion
A look at the unique Jewish approach to abortion, which differs radically from the rationales used by both pro-life and pro-choice communities Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 1:00pm
Synagogue Services for Shabbat
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am**
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 8/6 -8/12: Rabbi David Wolpe, Yossi Klein Halevi - AJC Closing Plenary, Julian Schlossberg, Shahar Azani reports from Israel
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Mike Burstyn & Friends: Julian Schlossberg
From Hollywood to the Great White Way, Mike Burstyn goes on a star-studded trip down memory lane with his longtime friend Julian Schlossberg, the legendary producer of stage and screen Sunday - 7:00PM Monday - 12:00am & 11:00am, Tuesday - 5:00am Wednesday - 10:00pm, Thursday - 2:00am, Saturday - 8:00pm
In the Spotlight: David Wolpe
After 26 years in a very public pulpit in LA’s Sinai Temple, Rabbi David Wolpe speaks honestly with Abigail Pogrebin about his decision to retire, what he’s taking with him, and his message to American Jews in this moment of increasing antisemitism and divisions around Israel. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am & 2:30pm Friday - 2:30am & 1:45pm, Saturday 3:30am & 4:00pm
AJC Global Forum 2023: Closing Plenary
The closing plenary of AJC’s Global Forum in Tel Aviv includes the Moral Courage Award, Israeli innovations, and a conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi on “A Vision for Jewish the Future” Thursday - 8:15pm Friday - 12:00am & 2:15pm, Saturday - 6:00pm
In the News: Hezbollah’s Northern Provocations
Israel’s northern border has been buzzing with Hezbollah’s recent provocations. What will Israel do next? Sarit Zehavi, Founder and CEO of Alma Research & Education Center in Northern Israel, sheds light on the current situation. With Shahar Azani Sunday 8:30am & 5:30pm
Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern
There are rumors that a Saudi - Israeli deal is in the works. President Biden personally referenced the deal. Israelis and the Saudi say any agreement is a long way away. The Palestinians are dead set against any Israeli Saudi deal. Micah explains why. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: Tel Aviv’s Coastal Charm
Netanyahu calls for calm and unity after 'reasonableness' bill, meet the volunteer medics of United Hatzalah, explore Tel Aviv’s coastal charm, and wine from the Tzuba Winery. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield (Part 1)
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership), discusses the true meaning of "Jewish" and why it is so hard for many rabbis to fully embrace the Jewish Tradition. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield (Part 2)
Rabbi Hirschfield discusses why he left the extreme right, peace with the Palestinians, religious pluralism in Israel and gay marriage.
Tuesday - 9:00pm
Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
Actress Ayelet Zurer
Award-winning Israeli Actress Ayelet Zurer discusses her feelings about acting and creating art and describes portraying the Haredi widow "Elisheva" on the hit Israeli series Shtisel. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
Hillel and Shammai
Rabbi Becher discusses the great pair of first century Jewish Sages, Hillel and Shammai, and explains why their different approaches to Jewish law presented "More Than A Personality Clash" Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm
Disputed Property
Rabbi Becher looks at the Talmud's approach to a dispute over property claims Sunday - 9:38am Tuesday - 9:38am & 5:38pm Thursday - 7:00pm
A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l Lesson of the week begins every Sunday at 10am
Circumcision
An adult discussion of the reasons for Brit Milah — the circumcision ceremony which brings Jewish boys into the Covenant of the Jewish People — and why it is an important Jewish ritual. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 1:00pm
SHABBAT SERVICES
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights 7/30 - 08/05: Tu B'Av, President Herzog at UJA, Kurtzer- AJC Global Forum, Reasonableness Law
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
PROGRAMS
In the Spotlight: Elizabeth Benedict
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with novelist Elizabeth Benedict about her unconventional memoir Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 2:30am Saturday - 4:00pm
President Herzog at UJA-Federation of New York
Israeli President Isaac Herzog discusses his meetings in Washington, D.C., current events, the importance of the US-Israel relationship and more. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 2:00pm Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 10:00am
Tu B’AV
WEDNESDAY Srugim - 8:00pm Songs of Love Concert - 10:00pm THURSDAY Srugim Marathon - 9am-12pm
As well as other programs for the Jewish Holiday of Love, find them all here https://jbstv.org/jbs-schedule
AJC Global Forum 2023: Plenary 3
Highlights include AJC’s annual “Great Debate,” with Yehuda Kurtzer and Ariel Kahana on ‘Should Diaspora Jews Have a Say in Israeli Affairs?
Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 12:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 4:00am & 8:00pm
In the News: Turmoil in Israel
Reporting from Tel Aviv, Shahar Azani speaks to Teisha Bader the day after the passage of the contentious Reasonableness Law Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm
Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern Everyone is talking about Israel's "Judicial Reform". Micah Halpern thinks about the impact of the change on Israel's legal system and looks at what reforms are up next on the agenda of the reformers. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: Actor Jon Voight in Israel
Israel’s foreign minister attends African Union summit, Israel wins 11 medals in math Olympiad in Japan, and wines from the Nana estate winery in Mitzpe Ramon. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Ken Spiro (Part 2)
Ken Spiro, rabbi, historian and author of WorldPerfect, explores the Jewish understanding of God. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Israel-IS
Eyal Biram and Omer Kalo discuss how their organization Israel-IS seeks to improve the international perceptions of Israel among young people. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
The Second Sun
For the holiday of Tu B’Av, filmmaker Jennifer Gelfer and actor John Buffalo Mailer discuss The Second Sun, their poignant film about a b'shert romance between a survivor and a lost soul in post-World War II New York City. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 6:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am
Marriage
"Eight Blessings, One Wedding," on the theme of marriage as found in Talmud tractates Kesuvos 7 and 8 Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm
A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l Lesson of the week begins every Sunday at 10am
Why Kashrut?
A review of the Jewish dietary laws of Kashrut and the Torah reason for the Jewish ritual observance that has played such a central role in Jewish life. Today (Sunday) - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 1:00pm
REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
JBS Highlights July 23 - July 29: Tisha B’Av, AJC Global Forum, Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism final plenum, Avram Mlotek
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
ALL TIMES ARE ET
President Herzog’s Speech to Congress
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses a joint session of Congress, during his visit to Washington, D.C. that highlights the enduring partnership and friendship between the U.S. and Israel. Sunday - Today 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00pm Thursday - 4:00am
In The Spotlight: Avram Mlotek (Base)
Abigail Pogrebin sits with Avram Mlotek, rabbi, social activist, cantor, writer, actor, slam poet and co-founder of Base, a pluralistic home-centered outreach program for Jewish young adults. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 2:30am Saturday - 4:00pm
Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism
A conference hosted by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City, presented on JBS with their support.
Movement Leaders Offer Their Vision of the Future
In the final session of Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism, hearRabbi Rick Jacobs ( President, URJ), Rabbi Hara Person (Executive Director, Central Conference of American Rabbis), and Dr. Andrew Rehfeld (President, HUC-JIR) respond to the conference and offer their vision for the future of the movement. Tuesday - 7:30pm Wednesday - 1:30am & 1:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 9:00am Saturday - 8:00pm
Tisha B’Av Services
Participate in Tisha B’Av with a service from The Hampton Synagogue that includes a beautiful reading of Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, and a musical performance from the Maccabeats. Wednesday - 10:00pm Thursday - 1:00am, 10:00am & 1:00pm
AJC Global Forum 2023: Plenary 2
A conversation with Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, moving testimony from Ukrainian refugees who fled to Israel, and the inaugural AJC David Harris Award are among the many highlights of the second day plenary of AJC Global from Tel Aviv, Israel. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 12:00am & 1:30pm Saturday - 4:00am & 6:00pm
In the News: Israeli President Herzog’s Address to Congress with William Daroff
Taped hours after Herzog’s speech, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, William Daroff shares what it was like to be in the room during this important bi-partisan show of support for the State of Israel. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am
Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern
Israel's President Herzog enthralled both Houses of Congress. Micah Halpern explains why it is no surprise that Israel has so many impressive leaders. It is not just their mastery of English. Even heavily accented leaders like Ben Gurion and Begin were amazingly impressive downright romantic in their presentations to America. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
Good Week Israel: Israel Airforce, United Hatzalah & Eytan Peled
Stories this week include Israel’s expanded defense system, United Hatzalah medical volunteers, Israel showcasing innovation for global food security, American Israeli singer-songwriter Eytan Peled’s multilingual talent, and the Shiloh Winery. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
On L’Chayim
Rabbi David Eliezrie
National Chabad Liaison to JFNA and author of The Secret of Chabad, Rabbi David Eliezrie describes what drew him to Chabad and his career as an emissary, and shares his perspective on Chabad philosophy regarding non-Orthodox Jews. Sunday - 12 Noon
Tal Keinan (Part 1)
Israeli financier and former IDF fighter pilot Tal Keinan, author of
God Is In The Crowd, explains why he sees American Jewry on the decline and in danger of “dying in its sleep.”
Sunday - 6:00pm
Monday - 3:00pm
Tal Keinan (Part 2) Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 9:30pm
Andrew Rehfeld
Andrew Rehfeld, President of the Reform Movement’s rabbinical school HUC-JIR, discusses his vision of Reform Judaism and responds to criticisms that Reform rabbis are not schooled in Talmud and are often unfairly critical of Israel. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm
Ehud Diskin
Ehud Diskin, a 7th generation Jerusalemite who served as an IDF commander during the Yom Kippur War and is now a successful businessman, talks about his career and life Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am ET
Concept of Fasting
For Tisha B’Av, Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains the concept of fasting in the Jewish tradition. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm
15th Of Av
Rabbi Becher explains why Tu B’Av, the 15th of Av, is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish year. Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm
Jewish 101:A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l Lesson of the week begins every Sunday at 10am ET
Pure & Impure
A discussion of how non-Orthodox Jews can find meaning in the observance of Kashrut which reflects the unique Jewish perspective on "holiness" through the concepts of Tahor (pure) and Tamei (impure).
Today (Sunday) - 10:00am
Monday - 5:00am
Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Friday - 1:00pm
REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org